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  • News & Media

    Visit to Mississippi River Commission

    Mississippi Basin, 1 August 2007. An ICPDR and ISRBC delegation has visited Mississippi River Commission

  • Publications

    Aktionsprogramm für nachhaltigen Hochwasserschutz (502.26 KB)

    Deutsche Fassung des "Flood Action Programs": Aktionsprogramm für nachhaltigen Hochwasserschutz im Einzugsgebiet der Donau
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    Flood Action Programme (1.85 MB)

    Action Programme for Sustainable Flood Protection in the Danube River Basin
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    Floods

    Floods are natural phenomena. They can, however, turn into disasters causing widespread damage, health problems and even deaths. This is especially the case where rivers have been cut off from their natural floodplains, are confined to man-made channels, and where houses and industrial sites have been constructed in areas that are naturally liable to flooding.